Who Is Midnight? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Midnight is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Dave Clark, with over 108 comic issue appearances. Midnight has no actual super powers but is a superb detective and hand to hand combatant. His vacuum gun fires a suction cup attached to a super strong cord which he can then reel in. The character is inspired in appearance, powers, and personality by Will Eisner's The Spirit.

Who is Midnight?

History Midnight By day Dave Clark was a "spot" announcer reading the news on radio station UXAM in the 1940s metropolis known as "Big City." But at night Clark became the masked crimefighter known as Midnight. Originally, Midnight wore a blue hat, black mask and black suit, but eventually he wore a blue mask and blue suit instead. Midnight battled a wide variety of foes, ranging from ordinary criminals to those possessing super-scientific weaponry. He was aided in his feats by his friend, eccentric scientist Doc Wackey and Wackey's pet monkey, Gabby, who had developed human intelligence and the ability to talk. Midnight also frequently ran into the comical detective Sniffer Snoop and his dog Hotfoot. At the outset of World War Two, Midnight was part of the All Star Squadron , although he rarely worked with the group, preferring solo activity. However, for a short time at the urging of Uncle Sam , midnight participated with a splinter group of heroes known as the Freedom Fighters . Once again, though, Midnight left the group to fight crime in America.

Key facts

Midnight is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 108 recorded issue appearances, Midnight ranks among the most featured characters in comics.